I started back to school when my son was 4 months old, he's now almost 4 and I'll graduate in march with plans on graduate school in August. It's hard, but so worth it. Every stage is a different kind of difficult... But I say do it now rather than wait. You'll figure out a system and it'll work!

"Every stage is a different kind of difficult." <<< unfortunately, this is very accurate.

I never quit school. My daughter was born on December 19th so I was pregnant all through my fall semester and then I started spring semester when she was 3 weeks old. I just took one class that semester and it was hard just because I was unbelievably exhausted from waking up every 2 hours to nurse. These last two semesters have been hard because now she's mobile. So it's hard to get homework done with a "helper." I'm full time now (18 hours) so I don't have a choice, homework is a huge priority. I usually do it late at night after my daughter is in bed, so again.. I'm constantly exhausted.

I know that wasn't very positive, but I'm just being honest.. It's hard. But I know in the long run it'll be totally worth it and I'll be glad that I didn't put it off.

I started part time when my son was 2 weeks old, went full time when he was 10 months old. The way I did it worked perfectly for me, because I was able to ease myself into it. I could have gone full time earlier but my program didn't allow it. If you have support with your LO, I would say just go get it over with! Honestly, it's harder for me to do homework now with my 2.5 year old than it ever was when he was a baby. The only way to do it is when he's sleeping. When he was younger I could just plop him in the swing or in his bouncer and he would be content for a while.

Hmmm, depends upon what else you have going on...would you be working FT (full time) too? if not, I'd say go for it now, if you are, I'd vote for waiting a year. I was done with school but working when DS (dear son) was born. For the first year I found it pretty hard to leave him and I was glad to devote all of my non-working time to him. OTOH, I am a huge proponent of education and credit it for the fact that my son and I are not struggling even without CS.

If you are worried that if you don't do it now you won't do it in a year then do it now. It will be hard but worth it either way. I wish I had but at the time my dd (dear daughter) dad had just applied to grad school and we figured there was no way we could both go to school with a new baby. And now baby number 2 is due August and I don't think I could be a single mom with an 18 month old and newborn going to school. So I'll be waiting awhile.

When I got pregnant I was just walking with an AAS degree and just switched to start that fall with the unv. But I was so sick I switched to online . It worked out better because it was do at your own time and being a mother&father is not a easy job . Now at the grad leval it's easier to go to school because my son is a toddler he's easier , sleeps thru the night ...... So I would say baby online ,toddler campus .

As others have said it depends on your situation but now is usually better sooner than later. Its hard. Very hard. But if you do it while they are small they probably won't even remember and within a ffew years that degree can help you and little one for the better. Online programs are a great option. I'm a full time grad student and i work full time. My program is online, but it hasnt always been. My family has been a big help to me. My little one is 17 months. Again, its hard. Im busy all the time, im tired, but it wont be like this forever. Its all for the betterment of our situation. I feel like why wait any longer than you have to. I do have student aid and no cs...in case youre curious. You have to be very selfmotivated to pull it off but you can do it.

for me it was much easier to work/go to school when my daughter was tiny. now she's two and it's much harder to find help, lol. I'd start as soon as you can - the sooner you can get qualifications and get higher-paying work, the smoother things will be in other areas, I suspect. I'm unfortunately not as close to getting a degree as I want, so I think I'm going to pursue a shorter vocational course because nothing is sustainable about my current degree.

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